Milky white water after gritty substance removal

[Thomk]

But the pool is still kind of cloudy..

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But the water is still cloudy. Is that going to change if I keep doing a SLAM?

 

[Pogueld]

Once the water is clear of the organics, then your last step is filtering, filtering. Filtering. To clean up the water. Are you taking a daily picture in the same spot.

See the progression in my pictures. The difference between the last two is the cloudiness.

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[kimkats]

Lisa! Pictures are worth 1000 words!

Thomk keep filtering and SLAMing until you can read a coin's heads/tails. That is when you are done!

Kim

 

[Thomk]

Ok sounds good guys. The water is even clearer today. The FC is down to 15 from last night's 20, so there's still some algae in the pool. When it stops raining I'll wash the filter again and change out the skimmer sock and retest!

 

[Pogueld]

Lisa! Pictures are worth words!

Kim

Yes! it's hard to describe, but pictures allow you to visualize.


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[Thomk]

Hey how do you like that robot vacuum?

 

[Pogueld]

I love my cleaner. It's hard wired to a booster pump. There are other kinds now that don't have to be hard wired. For a treed area it's very helpful for getting the leaves that don't get skimmed.


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[Thomk]

Nice. Maybe next year, we need a heater first.

So I can actually see the bottom of the pool in the shallow end today.

 

[Pogueld]

Yay!!! Pay attention to those little victories to keep you going!


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[Thomk]

Haha will do.

 

[Thomk]

The pool is pretty clear, I can see to the bottom of the deep end finally.


OK here's the latest pool report:

http://i.imgur.com/UQllDln.png

Notice that the TC dropped to 9 in the sunlight today. Can we swim in the pool when it's at a 9 and falling? Or is it unsafe?

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Notice that CC is pretty low now (which I think is the important one for swimming).

 

[Pogueld]

Your safe to swim as long as your FC is below Slam Level and the water is clear. It's not safe to swim if your water isn't clear. Your SLAM isn't over until you pass all three criteria. You do not want to stop too soon.


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[kimkats]

Have your printed out this chart? It is handy to have so you can tell at a glance if it is safe to swim FC wise.

Pool School - Chlorine / CYA Chart

So long as your water is clear enough to see a swimmer under the water AND the FC is just under the SLAM level for your CYA it is okay to swim. I would NOT wear a good suits though.

Like Lisa said do NOT stop too soon! You are making good progress!

Kim

 

[Thomk]

Its definitely clear enough to see a swimmer. I'll continue slamming tonight, I won't stop until it's very very clear.

 

[Pogueld]

AND you pass all THREE tests!


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[kimkats]

How is the pool looking now? Did you enjoy your swim??

Kim

 

[Thomk]

We are enjoying the pool very much. I did a test tonight and wondered what you folks thought:

FC: 13
CC: 1
TC: 14
CH: 225
TA: 160
CYA: 30
pH: 8.2

 

[Azgirl71]

We are enjoying the pool very much. I did a test tonight and wondered what you folks thought:

FC: 13
CC: 1
TC: 14
CH: 225
TA: 160
CYA: 30
pH: 8.2

The first thing that jumps out is your CC is 1 it should be .5 or lower
PH is high, but not accurate because any FC above 10 will give you a false PH reading.

If it were my pool, I would let FC drop to 9 and test again. If you still have a CC of 1, then lower PH to 7.4 and raise FC to SLAM levels again until you have a CC of.5 or less and pass the OLCT again

 

[pooldv]

I agree, let FC drop to 9 and test PH, except I would drop it to 7.2 because your TA is high and will cause your PH to rise. The action of adding acid to lower PH from 7.8 to 7.2 repeatedly will gradually lower your TA until TA and PH reach an equilibrium.

Pool School - Lower Total Alkalinity

 

[Thomk]

Ok I'll wait until FC drops down (which will probably be sometime tomorrow) and i'll retest pH. Thanks all.